tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888150200000284242.post1068237104802437295..comments2024-03-24T09:24:52.737+08:00Comments on John's Hong Kong Birding: Doing our homeworkUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888150200000284242.post-54758678971442664112018-02-16T16:39:54.554+08:002018-02-16T16:39:54.554+08:00Thanks, Russell !Thanks, Russell !John Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15419454306292739431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888150200000284242.post-11011370542135883502018-02-16T16:39:28.126+08:002018-02-16T16:39:28.126+08:00Matt - Crested Kingfisher is in my "Top Ten&q...Matt - Crested Kingfisher is in my "Top Ten" for the year, too !John Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15419454306292739431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888150200000284242.post-15324067728067456592018-02-04T19:05:32.667+08:002018-02-04T19:05:32.667+08:00A beautiful collection of bird pictures, John.A beautiful collection of bird pictures, John.Russell Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09153568497950671742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888150200000284242.post-28256705039904876312018-02-02T19:57:08.928+08:002018-02-02T19:57:08.928+08:00Glad you're back in HK and caught up with a fe...Glad you're back in HK and caught up with a few star birds John! The Crested King must be one of my top bird for 2017.Matthew Kwanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02602780996282011647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888150200000284242.post-86517936344845832362018-01-14T08:54:53.470+08:002018-01-14T08:54:53.470+08:00If you were here in the winter I could almost guar...If you were here in the winter I could almost guarantee Snowy Owl. Sometimes I can find them within twenty minutes of my front door.David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888150200000284242.post-90888833676177643472018-01-14T08:52:19.946+08:002018-01-14T08:52:19.946+08:00Hi David - Snowy Owl must turn up in Riverside Par...Hi David - Snowy Owl must turn up in Riverside Park sooner or later...just kidding, the other birds are great, too.John Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15419454306292739431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888150200000284242.post-58053587213468577132018-01-14T08:45:53.997+08:002018-01-14T08:45:53.997+08:00Hi John: Thanks for your recent comment on my blog...Hi John: Thanks for your recent comment on my blog. I know that Ontario probably seems pretty pedestrian when compared with all the fabulous trips you take, but I really hope that you will make it here one day. It would give me great pleasure to reciprocate your kindness to me when I was in Hong Kong last year.David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888150200000284242.post-86437261800527315472018-01-14T08:28:37.100+08:002018-01-14T08:28:37.100+08:00Stu, Rooks get down to south China in the winter, ...Stu, Rooks get down to south China in the winter, but hardly any, it seems, get all the way to HK. Please send Waxwings to us - any kind, I'm not fussy !John Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15419454306292739431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888150200000284242.post-4152186565511372702018-01-14T08:26:39.124+08:002018-01-14T08:26:39.124+08:00Hi David, having shelled out for the air fares, et...Hi David, having shelled out for the air fares, etc. it seemed like a good idea to roll 3-4 "bucket list" activities into one trip.John Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15419454306292739431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888150200000284242.post-39899779475233396462018-01-10T08:42:13.859+08:002018-01-10T08:42:13.859+08:00A nice mix including lots of stuff we see here.
R...A nice mix including lots of stuff we see here.<br /><br />Rooks are becoming more common here, I'm surprised you don't see more of them.Stuart Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103599639814558640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888150200000284242.post-60926519678857300572018-01-10T02:49:05.936+08:002018-01-10T02:49:05.936+08:00All I can say, John, is that for most of the world...All I can say, John, is that for most of the world, whether it's one of your far flung adventures, or local coverage, it is pretty exotic for most of us. I cannot even imagine a ten week trip; three weeks is about the maximum time I can get my wife to leave home.David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.com